Developmental Play Assessment for Practitioners (DPA-P) Guidebook and Training Website

-Based on a comprehensive and exhaustive empirically-based analysis of children’s play: the research observed and analyzed the play activities of 289 children who are developing typically, and 203 children who are developing with delays.

-Use children’s naturally occurring play activities for evaluation, as opposed to eliciting responses to contrived tasks or questions for the child or caregiver

-Geared specifically for personnel who serve young children – from late infancy through the preschool period who are developing with delays: no other system covers the age span of late infancy through the preschool period.

- The assessment is "language free" - does not require children to answer questions, thereby extending its use to children from various cultural backgrounds, children who are developing with language delays, and those with relevant disabilities.

-Ideal where parents or caregivers may not be fully aware of what their child knows or can do.

-The online training program for practitioners is designed for exclusive online use, rendering it appealing for wide-spread use.